I’m very, very excited about this. One of the main parts of my residency at The Hospital Club is going to be a year long concert series, “alt_classical“. Curated in conjunction with WildKat PR and The Hospital, we’ll be kicking off on April 7th at 7pm with the first live performance of Terminal, my Bowers&Wilkins album (it will only just have been released on April 2nd!)
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CiR Launch
I’ve just arrived at The Hospital Club in Covent Garden ahead of tonight’s launch of their Creatives in Residence programme. I’ve got my cello in tow, as well as my laptop – I’m going to be playing at 7 and 8 and just in case you’re curious, I’ll be playing: Corpus Christi Carol – Britten (arr. P Gregson) Sarabande, Bourrée 1&2, 3rd Suite – JS Bach Für Alina – Arvo Pärt (arr. P Gregson) Gigue – 3rd Suite – JS Bach UPDATE As of last night, I can proudly say that I am the 2010/11 Creative in Residence! There … Continued
Playing with Imogen Heap
So, yesterday I got a bizarre series of DMs and emails from Ms Imogen Heap. It turns out that she had no cellist lined up for the first night of her UK tour, and could I jump on a train and go and play? Um… Yes. What else was I going to do? Watch Scotland lose at rugby? So off I popped to Euston, jumped on the train and arrived just in time for soundcheck! I had actually seen this show when it was in New York, early December (how windswept and interesting of me..), but I was really looking … Continued
BOS, MIT, TEI
I arrived in Boston last night and went straight to my favorite local curry house. I really love Boston, and always look forward to coming here. This trip is no exception. I spent this morning at the new, shiny MIT Media Lab. I have spent time in their old building (right next door), but this is just a different level. It only opened in November, and you can still smell the paint!! I’m going to be spending the next few days there for a conference / performance, and I can’t wait! Make sure you watch the slideshow on the link above, … Continued
The week ahead, ending with TEI
As some of you know, last week I made a quick jaunt to Nottingham to do some preparatory work Sarah Kettley and Yann Seznec ahead of going to Boston next weekend for the TEI conference at MIT, Boston. Basically, it’s a project involving stretch sensors weaved into a shirt that I wear to play; it maps my movements to sound, and is amazingly fun to play (any cellists out there, please ignore my posture: you have to do craaaaazy things to control the effects!) So, I leave on the 23rd, but this week is going to be really busy – … Continued